Getting 10 furlongs...

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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

but basically, a horse with a style of Uncle Mo, Tizway, Haynesfield etc. will have an easier time getting a soft 10 furlongs than they will chasing The Factor and four other horses with world class dirt speed in a no-breather 8 furlong dirt race.

It was funny last year, because I used the same reasoning to dismiss Haynesfield's chances in the Cigar Mile. He promptly went out and lost a close photo.

Of course, his connections were duped and wasted the first half of the watching the horse get buried in the Westchester and the Met Mile. Then he went to the sidelines...